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Removing a Serious Obstruction
Canffv

Dynamite and giant powder might answer adj
miraby to remove distractions from Hell Gate in
East River, New York, but explosive measures in
medication are ever attended with disastrous
consequences. For instance, the bowels cannot
be violently drenched with safety nor is there the
slightest necessity for so doing. On the contrary
1t is most unwise. None but the purblind adhe-
rents Of Anticipated theories in medicine advise oil
sanction such course. To weaken the intestines
the effect of drastic purgation-is 70 compromise
the health Of the entire system. With Hostetter's
Stomach Bitters. ON the other hand. the bowels
are relaxed, not by a CONFUSION of nature approx
imating to an eruption Of Mt. Popocatapetl, but
gradually, benefcially, without wrenching OF
drenehing. The liver and stomach. as well as the
bowels, are toned and benefited by il.
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Chicago Cattle Market
RV TQlaoranh I

CHICAGO. Sept. %, 1SS7-Cattle marRet-re
receipts 5000; shipments 25,000; natives strong
er; shipping steers at 0095 10; stockers and
feedrs l 50a2 80: cows, bulls and mixed | 256
2 IS; Texans b0@2 so: Western rangers 2 26ta
So.
Hogs receipts 10, 600; shipments 5000 market
strong; early advance lost; mixed at 5oG5 10
heavy at 75a5 Is; light 6otG5 o5; skips OF
ga so.
Sheep-receipts 1000; shipments 900; mark Ell
strong-natives B OO04 10; Western l0(a3 10
Texans 2 3o@3 80. Lambs 25@5 20.
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European Markets.
By Telegraph.

by ItIcgfdpH.I
L0ND0N.Sept. %, 1887.-U. s. As. 1875, Az
111B..
LIVERPOOL, Sept. %, Iss7.-Cotton market
quiet; uplands 7-16d; Orleans 7-16d; sales
10000 bales; speculation and export 1000 bales.
LIXERPO0L,Sept.23. lS87-Quotations- Win
Ter Wheat 6s 11du6s; Spring wheat at 6s06 Id !;
Club wheat at IS 1da6s I'd. Corn-mixed Yves
tern As sad; peas 5s pad. Provisions &s-Pork
az 76s Sd; bacon at 44s cd for long clear and
a5s for short clear. Cheese at 56s 3d. Tallow at
22s Cd. Lard 33s Cd.
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The coming aristoeracy of mind:
He-Charming youth, that young Bellamy-such
a refined and cultivated intellect When You
think what he's risen from, poor fellow, it really
does him credit
She-Why, were his people a-inferiah?
Newell, yes. His grandfather's an earl, you
know. and his uncle's a bishop; and he himself is
heir to an old baronetcy with eighty thousand a
yeari
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Boston stock Market.
Now York Stock and Money Market.
TBy Telepraph1

NEW YORK, Sept. ~ loS7.EMoney on call
has been easy, opening at A, ranging from TO
per cent. last loan at g. closing at A. Prime paper
unchanged rates 7GS per cent. Sterling Exchange
active and weak. Governments duh and steady
Railroad bonds strong but duh. The stock market
was more animated after 10 and yielded slowly
with New England showing the most weakness.
The active STOCKS were st Paul, Western Union,
Richmond and West Point. The market closed
quiet but heavy, generally at shade lower than
first prices.
Ins transactions at the Stock Exchange aggre-
gated 250.736 shares.
lne Iolowing are to-day's quotations OF Govern
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NOT GONE TO CALIFORNIA f!
LamsOn. the JeWeller

But still doing business at III Middle st. A
he expects TO remove later, he Is selling Watches
Ware, Spectacles, Opera and Spy Glasses, Toilet
Sets. &c. ily20dft
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PORTLAND. Sept. %, 1887
Received by Maine Central Railroad-FOr PORT
and 80 cars miscellaneous merchandise; for con
meeting roads 1876 ears miscellaneous merchan
tisP.
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"Jimmie what are you throwing those butter
beans away for?" asked a mother Of her little
4-year-old boy.
II amt FROM 'em away. Use plantin' en-"
planting them? What do you expect to raise
planting green butter beansi
II 'spects to raise some butter, Eats what
'Spects TO raise"
nyou are nervous or dyspeptic try Carriers Lit
tie Nerve Pills, Dyspepsia makes you nervous.
and nervousness makes you dyspeptc; either one
renders you miserable and these little pills cure
both.
A small man with unusually long hair goes into
barber shop. He takes his place In a chair, but
the barber does not seem ready to begin.
"Well," says the customer, impatently, "are
you going to cut my hair?p
That's just it" says the thoughtful barber. 81
was Just trying 10 decide whether l would better
cut the hair and leave you, or cut you and leave
the hair"
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Pure gro nd ld6o0@6 %
Pure dry lead6 0006 20
Eng Ven Red. 3G 31a
lRed Lead -. 70 tn
Am. Zinz. ...5 0007 90
Rochelle Yellow. ..21a
Rice.
Rice, " ID. -. 51z@
kangoon; =. 8 @5A
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Sept. %. Sept.

daily by Pullen, Croker & Co., Exchange street.
Portland. Me-:
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UNITED STATES ARMY

PECRUITS for the Army wanted. Able bodied
~ unmarried men, between the ages Of 81 and
Infantry; good pay, rations, clothes and medical
attendance; hearty young men are especially
colored., Apply at 421a EXCHANGE STREET:
Portland, Me. aug13S&W13w
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PORTLAND WHOLESALE MARKET.
Gram.
n

PORTLAND, Sept. 20, 1887.
The following are to-day's closing quotations of
Grain, Provisions. &c.:
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WIT AND WISDOM.

A matter of form:
Citzen-Is the editor in?
Reporter-No, sir.
Citizen-Glad 20 hear it, very glad.
Reporter-Any word to leave?
CitiZen-Oh. no. He wrote me up, and called
around TO thrash him. Had TO do it. Regular
thing, you know Honor Is indicated. Good
morning.
EIy's Cream Balm was recommended to
me by my druggist as a preventive to Hay Fever.
Have been using it as directed since the 9th Of
August, and have found II specific for that
much dreaded and loathsome disease. For ten
years or more have been great sufferer each
year, from August 9th till frost, and have tried
many alleged remedies for its cure, but Elys
Cream Balm is the only preventive have ever
found. Hay Fever sufferers ought to know Of its
ef1icacy.-F. b. AINSWORTH, Publisher, Indi-
annapolis, Ind.
Miss Jones very patriotic(-, Well what do you
think of America, Sir Reginald?
Sir Reginald Peaseblossom "a newly imported
article)-Aw, America is not so very bad ;lbut you
-aw-haye no leisure class heah-no leisure class
Miss Jones-Oh indeed we have, Sir Reginald;
we have our messenger boys, you know.
Always avoid harsh purgatiye pills. They first
make you sick, and then leave you constipated.
Carters Little Liver Pills regulate the bowels
and make you we'll Dose. one pill.
Husband desperately has no longer any
charms for me. III kill myself I'll take poison.
Wife (pleasantly)-Well, If you do take poison,
my dear, get the Kind that's advertised Don't die
in the house,"
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When Baby was sick, we gave her Castoria,
When she was Child, she cried for Castoria,
When she became Miss, she chung to Ca.toria
When she had Children, she gave them Castcria
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Book Keepers

Going on their annual vacation should pack
in their satchel bottle Of DIR. Flowers
Nerve Pills. For sale by all Druggists.
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eEunpONvdeF-ShOtl
Blasting. g 50@4 OC
Sporting. IS 25G6 5(
Drop shot. 8
Buck......... 2
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FROM MERCHANTS EXCHANGE

FHOM MEKUHANTB X1CHANGE.
Sid FIN Acapulco Sd inst, ship Occidental, from
Victoria, Be.
Ar at Liverpool 22d, ship W Grace Walnut
San Francisco; Florence, Duncan. do.
Ar at Barbados prev to 21st nst barque II an
cock, Guptill, Boston.
Ar at st Thomas Aug 20, barque Clara Nc
Gilvery, Grimm, st Pierre, (and sid Sept 7th fol
Viequez and Boston.)
>. Sid Sept 3, barque Saml II Nickerson, Eaton
Turks Island.
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Grain Quotations.


Received daily, by private wire by H. N Pink
ham, broker. Exchange street. Portiand. Me:
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Memoranda.

Brig Rocky Glen has been rebuilt at Kenne.
bunkport by David Clork and released. She
goes to Bangor to load for GuadalOupe
Brig Morancy has completed repairs at Boston
and is changed to a two-masted schooner.
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.FINsHCIAL AND COMMERCIAL,
Railroad Receipts.

Foreign Exports.
BUENOS AYRES. Bark Fausto-555,5 bic feet
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Foreign Ports.
Spoken.

Sept TO- lat 80 40. Ion 10 TO- brig Abby Clifford
Storer, from Swan Island for Woods HOll
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SACO, Sept 23-Ar. sch Reno, New York.
Sid. schs Freddie Eaton, Stuart, and John
Somes. eastward.
WISCASSET. Sept 22-Ar, sch Jennie s. Hall,
Boston.
Sept 23-Sld, sch Pearl, Dunton, Boston.
EAST MACHIAS. Sept 21-Ar, schs Tampa
Lambert, Boston; Nellie, Huntley, New York.
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Rio. roasted 23@27
Java do. 80 @32

Amer'n - ID IL
Russia. 500. IL
Manila 1918
Manila Bolt Rope 1914
Sisal.......1 11a@12Ha
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Fishermen


FIShefmen.
Ar at Gloucester Esd, sch Ethel Maud, from
Jeffries, with $50 bbls mackerel.
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CHICAGO BOARD OF TRADE.
THURSDAYS quotations.
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Barque Fausto, (ItD Spinello Buenos Ayres-
Frank Dudley.
Sch II Ogden, Church, Union Island. Ca
Chase, Leavitt & Co.
Sch Collin q Baker, Baker, Philadelphia
Nickerson & Son.
Sch Ernest Lee, Thomas, Calais, to load for
New York-N Blake.
Sch Bloomer, Harper, Belfast-Kensell & Tabor
Sch Arrival. Stewart, Belfast-Paris FIGURING CO
SAILED-schs Sebago, Nickerson, and others
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~ Send for Descriptive Circular, designating
whether the book IF October Trips or the Pacific
Coast Tour is desired.
w. RAYMOND,
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Choice eating 2 b0G3 0O
Common 76a2 90
Fancy Baldwins
EvaporaJed %fb16Gl &c
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New England English.

The Same Englishwoman told the
Athenian of an amusing experience
which grew out of Misunderstanding
on her own part shortly after she came
to this country, few months ago. She
kindly volunteered to serve for night
as amateur nurse for sick friend. The
patient was so weak that she could
barely whisper word or two to tell
her wants, but the nurse was so jealous
and attentive that the feeblest lisp of a
want was filled at once. With an En-
glishwoman's faith in fresh air, she
took care to open the window so that
the room was we'll ventilated, though
no draft could reach the patient. Still,
the atmosphere became decidedly cool
er, and the sick woman felt the change.
Reckoning her nurse to the bedside
with wistful look, she whispered
softly in her ear:
"Comfor err.
The one word was enough. With q
woman's quick wit she guessed what
her friend wished for at once, and set
off down stairs in search of the family
Bible. Having found it, after a short
search, she logged it up stairs again,
, with considerable exertion, for IL was
heavily illustrated and bound, and set
it down triumphantly on the patients
bed.
To her surprise the sick woman said
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HUMOR.

You should never Judge man by
the umbrella he carries. Nine times
out OF ten it belongs to somebody else.
WHATEVER you do, my boy, begin at
the bottom and work up" But, fifth
err, suppose we're going to dig well.
THE law cannot make man moral,
but it can make him dreadfully uncom-
Portable when he Is immoral. -COtunl-
blts (Ga.) E,1quirer-Sun.
WHEN you see couple on the streets,
if the man carries the bundles they are
engaged. If the woman carries the
bundles they are married. -NeiC HaUep
NelUs.
Has it ever been noticed what large
rs cyclists have ?-ROchesfer Post-ET-
press. Yes; but then their knows is
small enough Boston Commercial
Bulletin.
CLARA-Come up and see me this
evening, George. George (dubiously)
Well, how about your father? Clara
%, he's all right. He has chilblains
on his feet.-LolUeI Citizen.
"YoUR Honor" pleaded the con-
demned man, will you put my execu-
ton for thursday instead of Friday?"
"Why?" inquired the Judge. BE
cause Friday is such an unlucky day"
-NelU York sun.
"THIs diary is only ruled out for
January" said a gentleman in book
store. "Yes," replied the stationer,
"our experience in the business has
taught us that no one ever gets beyond
the first month. "-Judge.
SLOW DID it happen that you made
such fine sausage yesterday" asked
customer of his butcher. well, you
see," explained the butcher, "a sport
ing man gave me pointer, and, -"
"Say no more" said the customer,
turning. pale, and turning quickly to
go home.-Ne,C orleans Iicayune.
THEY tell story in a Shasta, Cal,
town about Justice of the Peace who
fined citizen Sl5 for some ofiense. II
won't pay it," said the man. will
you pay $l0?" demanded the Justice.
mo" "By Cad, then, gimme So"
pleaded the Justice; but the delinquent
swore he wouldn't pay cent, and he
didn't, and that was the end of it.
The hotel clerk was studying his
chin through small handmirror,
when guest said Zone moment, sir,
please" The clerk continued his in
vestigation intently. "One moment,
sir, if you please" repeated the guest.
And still the clerks absorbing occupa-
tion went on. Finally he turned slow
ly and said: well, sir, what do you
want? ?" II want to buy the earth, "
said the guest. "if you don't ask too
much money for it. - Netc York
! Sun.
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opened, and out walked Mr.. Tom Link,
dressed in n rough homespun suit.
(" Il surrender he said. Here's my pis-
tolls. But l want You to understand that
I'm not spy.
You'll have TO talk TO General Sheri-
dan about that l said; and in ten minutes,
after such a scene between him and the
girl as made me feel very womanish, we
had him mounted and riding to camp"
The prisoner was duly turned over to the
Provost at Winchester, and full report of
the case made to General Sheridan, who
promptly ordered military commission TO
try him on the charge of being spy. The
facts were too plain to be denied. He had
been found far inside our lines, in citizens
clothes, lurking in secret several good
Union people from the vicinity of Bunker
Hill were ready TO testify that he was a
Confederate soldier, and that they had seen
him in the ranks of Early's army, carrying
musket, the previous summer. This he
did not deny, but strenuously insisted that
he did not come home with any intention
of being IA spy. He said that he had not
feen his father nor his affianced since Sep
TENDER; that he had been permitted to come
here by General Early, and that he had in
tended 10 return, after a short visit, with
out seeking any information to carry back
with him. His plea was plausible one,
but could not avail against the stern facts.
The raid of our cavalry that has been re-
ferred to was in contemplation; the intel
ligence of it might have been carried to
Early by this soldier, with very prejudical
results to us. He was found guilty, and
, sentenced TO be hung. The conviction and
sentence were promptly approved by the
commanding General, and day only two
weeks off fixed for the execution.
Much sympathy was felt for the con-
demned and his betrothed, while of course
the entire justic of his fate, as military
Justice goes, was acknowledged by every
body in our army. Great efforts were made
by the people at Winchester to save him.
Many petitions for a milder punishment
were sent to headquarters. The ladies of
Winchester were especially active in the
matter, and some of t-em sought interviews
with the General in behalf of Link. Poor
Sue went to headquarters and begged for
his life, as was natural. But it was re-
ported that Sheridan was obdurate, and that
the spy must hang.
The appointed day came. Almost at the
hour fixed for the execution, the General
relented. Link was ordered back to con-
finement, and the execution was indefinitely
postponed.
/ think that everybody was glad of it.
The war was plainly drawing to a close,
and the death of this poor fellow could not
hasten it a particle.
He was released, of course, the next
spring, and went back to Bunker Hill to
finish his counting in peace, undisturbed by
Yankee soldiers. / don't absolutely know
what happened later on but suppose that
he and Susan were duly married, and
think that if he named one of his boys
Phil Sheridan, he did no more than the
correct thing.
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"Now plainly with her speaking eyes,
and moved her head slightly in token
of dissent. Again the energetic nurse
set off undiscouraged aid hunted up
the patients husband, whom she
brought hopefully to the sick-room.
Troubled and surprised at the unsatis-
fed look of the sick woman, she went
off again without thinking of giving up
the search, and this time rounded up"
the family pastor, taking the good man
from his house just as he was retiring
for the night. When the combined eff
forts of the three succeeded in putting
warm coverlet on the bed the nurse
sat down, fairly exhausted by her
struggle to master New England En-
glish. Boston Record
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The Size of IL.

1t is doubtful if the intimate relation
between mass and dignity in physical
presence is at all appreciated. There
is popular superstition that innate
majesty, some compelling power of the
intellect, is the secret of that influence
which leaders exercise over their follow
ers; and although this may be true in
the long run, and despite the list of in
stances from history with Napoleon l.,
at the head that may be brought uF 4
when it comes to immediate influence,
and to practical, everyday affairs, COM.
mend us to the man of avoirdupois forj
getting his own way and making him.
self felt in the world.
MY sole ambition" gentleman of
pretty solid figure remarked the other
day, "is to weigh two hundred and
twenty pounds. When L have accom-
plished that l have no fear of getting
all the Difference | want. Don't you
notice how much more attention is paid
to men who are bigf If small-sized
individual begins to talk in q crowd
nobody pays the slightest attention to
him unless he has some sort of bounce
ing reputation; but if he is q large
man everybody turns round and says:
Lets hear what this splendid great fell
low has to say for himself oh, there
is nothing like size, tell you, in max
ing ones way in the world"
OF course there was certain whim-
sicality in this, but there was, too,
great deal of truth. There is mo-
mentum and swing in mass, pure and
simple, against which nothing short
of the most vigorous intellect can hold
its own, and even that stands the chance
of being roughly used in hand-to-
hand encounter A large man pushes
himself forward simply by letting him
self go. The force of gravitation seems
to be enough to take him along, once
he is started; and people stand out of
his way instinctively, with fear learned
from the dangerous results of physical
mishaps. 1t was said of huge bully
once that he got his way simply by the
size of his frown, and the principle is
of general application. We are all of
us susceptible to mere size, and how
ever much we may pride ourselves upon
the unerring discrimination with which
we discern intellectual greatness we
none the less are seldom able wholly to
free ourselves rom the domination of the
compelling brute force of physical bulk.
Boston Courier.
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An Economical New England Wife.

This story is told of the wife of an
eminent benefactor of the town, whose
residence was on the "Hill:"
One day, while the lady was in the
midst of preparations for the midday
Meal-this was in the olden time, when
people got up in the morning and had
dinner at the proper time-a caller was
announced. Hastily leaving the kitch-
en-, where she was overseeing opera
tions, she entered the next room where
the visitor was. The door between the
two was open, and pretty soon the lady
broke off the conversation and called
to the "help" in the kitchen:
Nancy, does the kettle boil?"
mo, ma'am."
Then the conversation was renewed,
to be broken again in few minutes by
the inquiry:
~Nancy, does the kettle boil?"
NNo, mann"
"Then take the pine stick in the cor
ner and put it on the fire."
This was presumably done, for short
ly after, when @maam" repeated her
question:
Nancy, does the kettle boil?"
@Yes, ma'am," was the answer.
"Then take off the pine stick and put
il in the corner"
This shows spirit of saving hardly
to be surpassed. Boston Record.
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"Labby" rs n Clerk Of Legation.

Henry Labouchere, editor of Truth
and member of Parliament, was for sew
eral years after the war Secretary of
the English Legation in Washington.
He is remembered here as q very bright
and very wild young man. He knew
everybody and figured in society of all
grades. His Bohemian instincts led
him to all sorts of adventures and
br ought him into large notoriety.
His Astounding humor frequently de-
veloped into practical jokes.
One day rather green member OF
Congress called at the Legation and
asked if he could see the Minister.
"You can see me; / am his Secre-
tary," said Labouchere.
"But i want to see the Minister,
said the Congressman.
"The Minister is not in. :"
"All right, I'll wait for him."
Certainly, sir; have a seat.
The Congressman took chair and O
newspaper, lighted cigar and settled
down for a comfortable time of it. An
hour passed. He turned to Labou.
chere, who sat reading novel, and
asked:
"Do you know when he will be back p
Il do not" was the curt reply. The
Congressman lighted another cigar and
strolled about the Office until another
hour was gone.
"Do you think he will be back this
evening""
Hardly"
"To-morrow?
al guess not"
well, when will he probably bC
here?"
Really, sir, / cannot tell you. TIL,
Minister sailed for England yesterday
and did not indicate when he intended
to return replied Labouchere. with
out lifting his eyes from his book.-At
ldntd Consultation.